A progressive coup led by Kim Ok-gyun and the Enlightenment Party to modernize Korea. Despite taking control of the palace, it was crushed by Qing military intervention after only three days.
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A progressive coup led by Kim Ok-gyun and the Enlightenment Party to modernize Korea. Despite taking control of the palace, it was crushed by Qing military intervention after only three days.